Key points

Reality TV shows about dating can be inspirational.

Working on self-care and developing an interesting life may make dating easier.

Idealization of potential male partners is problematic in many ways.

I generally don't watch reality television. In the case of The Golden Bachelor on ABC, I made an exception. Both friends and clients were buzzing about this show so as a lover of what is going on in our culture, I naturally tuned in. In the second season of this reality series, the Golden Bachelor is Mel Owens, a divorced 66-year-old former football player. He created quite a stir when he stated, on a podcast, that he preferred women ages 40 to 60 who do not have artificial hips or wigs. This struck a chord with women over 50 whose husbands had left them for younger women a

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